Khaenri’ah Varsity Teams
The Khaenri'ah Varsity Teams were a former array of teams that competed in national competitions through Norway, Sweden, and Denmark for the Khaenri'ah Dorm and Class.
They consisted of a wide array of teams for various sports, including fencing, archery, martial arts, basketball, netball, and football - among others. While officially called the Khaenri'ah Varsity Teams, they were commonly known to the student populace as the Black Serpent Knights - which is also the name that the teams would use in competitions as well.
In the Khaeni'ah Dorm and Class, there was only one team. For the purposes of competitions, Teyvat Academy is included in the Municipality of Oslo for Norway, the Municipality of Stockholm for Sweden, and the Municipality of Copenhagen for Denmark.
As the Khaenri'ah Dorm covers a vast array of countries and participates in competitions in three of the countries, the country a student competes in depends on the country they are from and goes as such:
- Norwegian competitions: Norway, Iceland
- Swedish competitions: Sweden, Finland, Åland Islands
- Danish competitions: Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands
Competitions
In Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, there are 4 competitions:Qualifiers
The Qualifiers are an individual sport competition only. For individual sports, schools are counted separately from teams and schools can enter multiple teams into the qualifiers. Each team will then enter ten competitors into the competition. Each school holds its qualifiers on their own grounds and results are submitted to the National School Sports Agency. During the qualifiers, the ten competitors on each team will compete against one another so that, in the end, only five competitors from each team the school enters into the national competition will remain. The five winning competitors from each team will then go on to compete in the Municipals.Municipals
For individual sports, the five competitors of a team that passed the qualifiers will then go on to compete against the teams of other schools in their municipality. Individual sports that consist of one-on-one matches (fencing, martial arts, etc) will not have competitors compete against those from the same team, but they may compete against other teams from the same school. For example, if a school enters Teams A, B, and C into a competition, competitors from Team A will not compete against others from Team A but may compete with those from Team B. All competitors are ranked individually, not as a team. The top twenty competitors in each municipality will proceed to the Regionals. All competitors who pass receive a small trophy, and a medal for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, no medals are awarded. Ranking for one-on-one sports is merely determined by the order of which competitor came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top twenty of these competitors pass on to the Regionals. For team-based sports (football, netball, basketball, etc), the Municipals are the first competition. Each school will enter as many teams as they wish into the competition, and each team will compete against the teams of other schools in their municipality. Teams may compete against other teams from the same school, and the top ten teams in a municipality will proceed to the Regionals. All teams who pass into the Regionals will receive a small trophy. Ranking for team sports is merely determined by the order of which team came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top ten of these competitors pass on to the Regionals.Regionals
For individual sports, the top twenty competitors from each municipality will compete against the other municipalities in the same region. Unlike in the Municipals, competitors may compete with others from the same team if the sport is a one-on-one sport. All competitors are ranked individually. The top ten competitors from each region will proceed to the Nationals. All competitors who pass into the Nationals will receive a small trophy, and a medal for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, no medals are awarded. Ranking for one-on-one sports is merely determined by the order of which competitor came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top ten of these competitors pass on to the Nationals. For team-based sports, the top ten teams from each municipality will compete against the teams from other municipalities in the same region. Similarly to the Municipals, competitors may compete against other teams from the same school if multiple teams from the same school make it into the Regionals. The top five teams from each region will proceed to the Nationals. All teams who pass into the Nationals will receive a small trophy. Ranking for team sports is merely determined by the order of which team came out as the victor of their final match first. Matches are timed and the times of each match are added up, with the winning competitors being ranked in order of shortest to longest time. The top five of these competitors pass on to the Nationals.Nationals
For individual sports, the top ten competitors from each region compete against the other regions. Same as in the Regionals, competitors may compete against others from the same team as them. Competitors are ranked individually and the competitors ranked 4th to 10th will receive a small trophy, while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive larger trophies and a medal. For sports consisting of one-on-one matches, only competitors who rank 1st, 2nd, and 3rd receive trophies or medals. For team sports, the top five teams from each region compete against the other regions. Same as in the other competitions, teams may compete against other teams from the same school. Teams ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive large trophies as well as medals and small trophies for each individual team member.Members of the Black Serpent Knights
Fencing
- Dainsleif Tveit (captain from September 2018 to July 2023)
- Halfden Veierod
- Lykke Alberich
Awards
Fencing
Norway
- Norway Schools' Fencing Competition 2022-2023 Season - Municipals: 2nd place (Dainsleif Tveit)
- Norway Schools' Fencing Competition 2022-2023 Season - Municipals: 8th place (Halfdan Veierod)
- Norway Schools' Fencing Competition 2022-2023 Season - Regionals: 1st place (Dainsleif Tveit)
- Norway Schools' Fencing Competition 2022-2023 Season - Regionals: 10th place (Halfdan Veierod)
- Norway Schools' Fencing Competition 2022-2023 Season - Nationals: 1st place (Dainsleif Tveit)
Sweden
- Sweden Schools' Fencing Competition 2006-2007 Season - Municipals: 6th place (Lykke Alberich)
- Sweden Schools' Fencing Competition 2006-2007 Season - Regionals: 2nd place (Lykke Alberich)
Dissolution Date
July 2023
Type
Entertainment, Sports team
Alternative Names
Black Serpent Knights
Demonym
Knights
Parent Organization
Location